OHSAA Releases First Weekly Football Computer Ratings

The Ohio High School Athletic Association released the first official weekly football computer ratings Tuesday afternoon. The weekly computer ratings are released every Tuesday beginning in the fifth week of the season, leading up to the final report on Sunday, November 3, when 224 schools (top 8 in each region) will officially qualify for the playoffs. In Division IV Region 16, Kenton is ranked at number 10. The Cats take on Wapakoneta this Friday night. The […]

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Kenton Boys Soccer Team Shuts Down Van Wert

Kenton recorded its 7th shutout on the season and improved to 7-2-3 (3-1-2 WBL) after defeating Van Wert 5-0. The Wildcats struck early in the first half on a corner kick by Reed Cook that found the head of Bryce Ellis for a 1-0 lead. That was the lone goal of the first half. The 2nd goal came minutes into the 2nd half on a goal from Riley Risner off an assist from KP Miller. A few minutes later another […]

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Kenton Volleyball Team Celebrates Pink Night Out with a Win

The Kenton Lady Cats fought hard on their annual Pink Out Night and defeated Ridgemont in straight sets 25-21, 25-21, and 25-17. Leading the way for the Lady Cats was Lindsey Smith with 11kills, 2 blocks, and 4 aces. Also chipping with great efforts Laney Harpel with 8 assist and 4 kills and Jenna Mann’s with 13 assist and 3 kills. The Lady Cats also were able to raise over $780 with their annual Pink Out Night to donate to […]

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Ben Logan Boys Golf Team Ends Season in Heartbreaking Fashion

The Ben Logan boys golf team finished their season in heartbreak fashion Tuesday by tying for the final spot and loosing the tiebreaker. Fifteen teams started the day with hopes of moving on. Kenton Ridge won with a 333 followed by Graham 341, Greenview 359, and Miami East and Ben Logan at 370. In the event of a tie the winner is determined by the fifth score and we lost there. For the Raiders, Ethan Ricketts shot 78 good for […]

September 25, 2019 91

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Happy Homecoming For Wildcats

It was a happy homecoming Friday for the Kenton Wildcats as they defeated Defiance 42-14 in Western Buckeye League play at Robinson Field. With it’s third straight win, Kenton improves to 3-1 overall and sits in a three-way tie for first in the WBL with a 3-0 league mark. Defiance falls to 0-4 overall and 0-3 in the WBL. Blaine Huston threw for 342 yards and 3 touchdowns while also rushing for a score. Landon Rush finished with 11 receptions […]

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Gen. Murray Busy in Cleveland This Weekend

Kenton High School graduate Gen. Mike Murray will be having a busy weekend in Cleveland. Gen. Murray will throw out the first pitch at the Cleveland Indians game Saturday night at Progressive Field. The Indians take on the Philadelphia Phillies. He will then do the coin toss before the Cleveland Browns game Sunday night. The Browns host the Los Angeles Rams in the prime time game of the week.

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Kenton Ties St. Mary’s in Boys Soccer Game

The Kenton High School Boys Varsity Soccer team tied St. Marys Memorial High School 2-2 on Thursday. The Cats got off to a great start early as 1 minute into the game Patrick Bartlett found KP Miller for a 1-0 lead. The lead held until St. Marys scored with about 16 minutes left in the first half. The score remained 1-1 going into halftime. St. Marys struck first in the 2nd half scoring 5 minutes into the half. A Reed […]

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Wapakoneta Defeats Kenton in Volleyball Action Thursday

The Lady Cats dropped a hard fought WBL match to Wapakoneta in straight sets, 17-25, 20-25, and 17-25. Leading the defensive effort was Laney Harpel with 13 assist and 5 digs. Lacie Nichols and Chesney Moore added 8 and 6 digs respectively. The JV lost a tough 3 set match to Wapakoneta 2 sets to 1. The Freshman dropped their match in straight sets to Wapakoneta.

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Celina Tops Kenton in Girls Tennis Match Thursday

The Kenton Girls Tennis team lost to their last WBL opponent of the season Celina 4-1 on Thursday night. Winning for the Wildcat's was senior Mykaela Schriber at first singles. Mykaela topped Celina's Gracie Gabes 6-1, 6-2. "Mykaela played very well tonight and was hitting many winners cross court and down the line. It was nice to see her confident and win her last official season high school match. We hope she continues to take this level of play into […]

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